Striking-bag disk



(No Model.)

C.' A. DANIEL.l STRIKING BAG DISK.

No. 516,719. 1 Pat.entedMa,r. Z0, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENTA OEEICE.

CHARLES ALBERT DANIEL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

STRIKING-BAG DISK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,719, dated March20, 1894.

Application filed August 14, 1893- Serial No. 483,097. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ALBERT DAN- IEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Irnprove bag disk of rigid form so constructed that v while the bag will be caused to rebound quickly therefrom the amount of wear will be reduced to a minimum.

A striking bag disk constructed in accordance with my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l, is a plan view of the disk, showing a portion with the covering removed. Figs. 2 and 3, are details.

In making adiskin'accordance with my invention I construct it wholly of iron rods or tubes which are provided with a suitable covering to reduce the Wear on the bag. I find the most convenient manner of constructing the disk is to use gas pipe or pipes similar thereto, as shown in the present instance. I form the frame of four outer pipes of larger diameter than the cross pipes, these outer pipes a, a, and b, b, being connected. at their ends by elbow pipes o, thus forming a square. Between two of the sidesas a, a, extend the series of cross pipes d, d, parallel with each t other and as close together as may be found desirable. To'secure the ends of the cross pipes in the pipes a, any means may be used for the purpose as desired. A hole is made at each corner as at e, by lmeans of which the around the pipes, or the pipes may be inserted within closely fitting rubber tubes made or adapted for the purpose.

Such a disk as above described is extremely y simple and durable and is very rigid, and by reason of its rigidity will cause the striking bag to rebound quickly thus increasing the usefulness of the bag for exercising purposes. The covering of rubber around the pipes not only reduces the wear of the bag to a minimum but by reason of its elasticity aids in causing the-quick rebound of the bag.

I claiml A striking bag disk comprising a rigid frame work of metal rods provided with rubber coverings, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ALBERTl DANIEL.

Witnesses: E. G. ROSENBERRY, I-I. SHELLENBERGER. 

